probably chasing my toddler or next 5-star read 🌼

Hiiii, I'm Jess, a 36-year-old recovering workaholic who spent my 20s sacrificing whatever it took to make my goals happen because hustle culture told me that was the only way to achieve "success." That led to burnout and a life that looked good on paper but left me feeling unfulfilled (and rly exhausted, lol)

My 30s are dedicated to slowing down, healing from burnout, and building my version of a peacefully productive life. I founded my planner + productivity company, Hustle Sanely, in 2018 to help other women with really full lives manage it all without losing their minds.

Around here, you’ll find Hustle Sanely podcast episodes (ofc) + book content because reading novels is one of my favorite ways to rest and has played a big role in helping me recover from burnout!

(P.S. I used to be in grad school for speech-language pathology before my planner business took off in 2019 — some of those old SLP videos are still here by request)


Jess Massey

hi bookish besties! I'm filming my first reading challenge style video next week (yay!) - which would you rather see? 👀

2 months ago | [YT] | 19

Jess Massey

Hi besties!

I'm filming my March TBR video today and hoping to get it up on Friday 📖❣️

ICYMI, I moved my podcast to its own channel last week so those videos will be posted there on Tuesdays now! So thankful for your support, alwaysssss 🫶🏼

2 months ago | [YT] | 15

Jess Massey

which type of video do you like watching better? 👀

vlog style examples:
~ siri chooses how many pages I read every day for a week
~ reading for 24 hours
~ doing book stuff
~ this video ends when I find a 5-star read

sit-down style examples:
~ monthly/quarterly reading wrap-ups
~ spring book recs
~ my top 10 reads from 2025
~ books to read if you like Gilmore Girls


I'm planning my March and April content next week, hehe!

2 months ago | [YT] | 23

Jess Massey

Hiiii bookish besties! 2 things:

01: I uploaded a BOOKISH RESET video today where I'm doing book stuff to get ready for spring!!!! 🌼📖

02: I decided to create a separate channel for my podcast (Hustle Sanely) so if you've been enjoying watching the podcast here on YouTube, those videos will be shared on this channel now: youtube.com/@HustleSanelyPodcast

I want this channel to be dedicated to my bookish videos, hehe!

ANYWAYSSSS, have the best day ever! Grateful for y'all ❣️

2 months ago | [YT] | 2

Jess Massey

I had so much fun filming this today 🤭 I’ve got *a lot* of footage to edit but I’m so excited to put it all together!

2 months ago | [YT] | 103

Jess Massey

bestiesss - Clear the Cart Season 02 is HEREEE 🤭 now that the holidays and my birthday are over, I'm readyyy!

4 months ago | [YT] | 3

Jess Massey

Y'all, I did something wiiiild - I just bought a Kobo 👀 Has anyone switched from Kindle to Kobo???

7 months ago | [YT] | 26

Jess Massey

Y'all...spoiler alert but I am bringing back my Clear the Cart series because I am *so overwhelmed* by how full my TBR cart has gotten this year 🥲 I'm filming my September TBR tomorrow and then my next video after that will be the Clear the Cart take 2 intro video!

9 months ago | [YT] | 233

Jess Massey

Hiiii book besties! I'm trying to figure out how I want to share my ratings for what I read - lmk what you'd like to see 🫶🏼 Also very open to other ideas y'all have!

9 months ago | [YT] | 16

Jess Massey

I missssss my youtube fam 🥲 I didn’t mean to take a break, lol. I’ve been sick off and on since January (I just had laryngitis for 2 weeks!) and now I’m in a full season with work…but I’ll be back to making videos in May! I’m still active over on Instagram if you wanna keep up with my reads — @jessmmassey 🫶🏼

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